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12. AAET ESTI Essay Competition

last date 31st December 2012.

AAET ESTI Essay Competition

2012 AAET ESTI Essay Competition for ASEAN Young Talents

AAET is organizing the 2012 AAET ESTI Essay Competition for Young ASEAN Talent with Theme: Can Renewable Energy Save the World? The objective of the Essay Competition is to promote the awareness on building a Low Carbon Society for a sustainable ASEAN.

Undergraduates,
postgraduates and young engineers, architects, technologists,
industrialist of ASEAN countries are invited to use their innovative
ideas and analytical skills to compete for one of three ASEAN ESTI Essay
Writing Prizes.

The participation is for individual only and the participant must be under 30 years of age.
The submission of the essay shall be not less than 2000 words and not
longer than 5000 words in English. The closing date of the Essay
Competition is extended to 31st December 2012.

9. Acer Incredible Green Contest 2012

last date 31-10-12

Inspire the world with your eco-smart idea! This
competition is open to all worldwide and is inviting you to submit
eco-friendly tech ideas. Take part now!

2020 Future TechLife enabled by Green Innovation.
Utilization of ICT Related Technologies to create environmental friendly
solutions. Your concept can be directly or indirectly related to ICT
technology.Acer Incredible Green Contest encourages students at all level to
create green-centric applications to generate innovative and sustainable
solutions embracing energy saving, carbon reduction, ecological
conversation, and other environmental issues. Most importantly is to
increase awareness and understanding of caring for a green environment
among general public.

considered
for award. Details of any assistance/ guidance provided by
teachers/parents/friends or others must be

appropriatelyacknowledged.

WHOM TO
SEND

Building, 14 Satsang Vihar
Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 067 with the envelope marked
on top

left hand corner
'CIASC-2012'. You may also send application through email addressed to

head.ipu@niscair.res.in. However, a hard copy should also follow
through post with Principal’s

authentication.

DEADLINE

Applications received on or
before 31st October 2012 will be considered for the Award.

NO. OF
PRIZES AND CASH AWARD

Prizes: There
are in all 30 prizes. Besides a certificate, the cash awards are:

First
Prize(1 No.)Rs.1,00,000/-

Second
Prize (2 Nos.)Rs.50,000/- each

Third
Prize (3 Nos.)Rs.30,000/- each

Fourth
Prize(4 Nos.)Rs.20,000/- each

Fifth
Prize(20 nos.)Rs.10,000/-each

It is not
mandatory that all the above 30prizesfor the award would be
given.

SELECTION

The awardees will be
selected by a high level Awards Selection Committee.If required, the short listed candidates may
be called

for Interview at Delhi or
at any other appropriate place.The
decision of the Award Selection Committee / CSIR will be final and

binding on
the applicants and no enquiries / correspondence in this regard will be
entertained.

ANNOUNCEMENT
OF AWARD

The Award will be announced
on January 1, 2013 at New Delhi. Result will be available on CSIR website
csir.res.inand

urdip.res.inand would be communicated to the Awardees only. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Infosys Foundation ISCA Travel Award

With a donation from Infosys Foundation, Bangalore, the Indian
Science Congress Association has instituted this award namely, “Infosys
Foundation – ISCA Travel Award” from 2004-2005 and to be given annually
to five students (upto Class XII) during the Annual Session of the
Indian Science Congress Association. The awardee will be paid TA (AC III
– tire/Chair Car Train Fare), local hospitality, and a Plaque for
attending the 100th Indian Science Congress to be held at Kolkata from
3-7 January, 2012.

Furthermore, five more deserving students will be funded for attending
the Science Congress Sessions . The students will also be given TA (AC
III – tier/Chair Car Train Fare) and hospitality for attending the
Science Congress.

The selection of the awardee will be made by a committee constituted by
the host university on the basis of the write-up on – What developments
in Science during the last two years have influenced him/her and why?

Interested students (upto Class XII) are requested to submit an
application with the above write up and brief bio-data (name, address,
school, date of birth, class, phone/e-mail, extracurricular activities
etc.)

The application should be forwarded by the School Principal/Headmaster.
Application must reach the office of the Local Secretary on or before November 15,2012.

Science Reporter, the popular science magazine, announced Science Fiction and Science Cartoon Competition for its readers.
The readers may take part in both the competitions. In the Science
Cartoon category not more than four cartoons may be sent per entrant.
The cartoons should be related to scientific topics only.
In the Science Fiction category readers are requested to send only one
entry per entrant. The entries must be restricted to about 2000-2500
words.
The entries should be original and should be accompanied with a certificate of originality.
There is no entry fee.The last date is 15 October 2012.
For further information see the latest issue (August 2012) of Science Reporter.

The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National
Program of Fellowships in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract
exceptionally and highly motivated students for pursuing basic science
courses and career in research.

The objectives of the program are to identify the students with talent
and aptitude for research; help them realize their potential in their
studies; encourage them to take up research careers in Science, and
ensure the growth of the best scientific minds for research and
development in the country.
The advertisement for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national
dailies normally on Technology Day the May 11 and Second Sunday of July
every year.

The selection of students is from those studying in XI standard to 1st
year of any undergraduate Program in Natural and Basic Sciences having
aptitude for scientific research. There are special groups or committees
set up at IISc, which screen the applications, conduct aptitude test at
various centres. Based on the performance in the aptitude test,
short-listed students are invited for an interview which is the final
stage of the selection procedure. For receiving a fellowship, both
aptitude test and interview are required.

Generous scholarships are provided up to the pre-Ph.D. level to the selected students.

ELIGIBILITYSelection
to the program takes into account academic performance/excellence and
demonstrated skill/interest in pursuing research as career. The final
selection in all the streams is subject to an exclusive interview.

Basic Sciences

Stream SA: Students
enrolled in the XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year
2012-13 and have secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST) marks in
aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board
Examination.

Students promoted through both the Summative Assessments-II conducted by the school and conducted by the Board are
eligible to apply, if they satisfy the eligibility criteria. If the
students have obtained a letter grade in the qualified examination, they
are requested to convert it into an appropriate % and fill-up the
application form.

Stream SA - Mentoring Scheme: Eligibility same as above and the students need not apply separately for the Mentoring Scheme.

A Mentoring list over and above the regular merit list will be
prepared. The students under the mentorship list will not be eligible
for any fellowship. Their fellowship will be activated when these
students enrol in an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences
(B.Sc./B.S./Int.M.Sc./M.S.) after their XII Standard/(+2).

During the mentoring period of one year, they will be invited for Summer
Programme/ Vijyoshi Camp and their travel and other related expenses
will be met by KVPY.

Stream SX: Students
enrolled in XII Standard/ (+2) (Science subjects) during the academic
year 2012 – 13 and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic
Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./Int. M.Sc./M.S.) for the session 2013 – 14 provided
they have secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST) marks in aggregate
in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board Examination.

Stream SB: Students
enrolled in the 1st year of B. Sc./B.S./Int. M.Sc./M.S. during the
academic year 2012–13 and have secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST)
marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects in the XII Standard Board
Examination.

Empowerment initiative for SC/ST students in the KVPY Fellowship Program: A
number of additional fellowships (up to 100) exclusively for the
meritorious SC/ST students under the various stated above will be
operated. A special orientation program for the selected SC/ST
students will be organized.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

(i) Aptitude Test: After
scrutiny of applications forms, based on the performance in the Board
Examination, all the eligible students will be called for a written
aptitude test conducted both in Hindi and English at different centers
across the country on Sunday, the 4th November, 2012. The
details of the venue of the aptitude test for the eligible students and
their seat number will be published in the KVPY website during the
first week of October 2012.

Admit Card

Students who have applied online may
download the admit card for the aptitude test from the website from the
second week of October 2012.

For students who have applied with a hard copy, admit card will be sent by speed post.

(ii) Interview: Based on
the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students will be
invited for an interview which is the final stage of the selection
procedure.HOW TO APPLY

For Online application forms, click here. Those who are unable to apply online may request for a Hard Copy.

A hard copy of the application form can
be obtained from KVPY on request, enclosing therewith the paid “Bank
Challan/ Pay-in-slip” (available at: http://www.kvpy.org.in/), clearly
indicating the stream SA/SX/SB on the envelope.

PROCESSING FEE: A processing fee of
Rs. 200/- may be remitted at any core banking branch of STATE BANK OF
INDIA to the credit of “Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) A/c.
No. 10270577392”).

The Processing fee is exempted for the following category of students:

4. आमूल विद्या भूषण अवार्ड कक्षा -१२ स्कूल टोपर के लिए

Amul Vidya Bhushan Award (STD 12)

Amul presents the 'The Amul Vidya Bhushan Award', India's first of its kind
award that recognizes and rewards academic excellence at the Class XII level
across India.The Award Comprises:

Memento

Certificate of Excellence

Book: Amul's India

Terms and Conditions:

Application for Awards must be made by the Principal of the school as per
the application form.

To be eligible for the Amul Vidya Shree Award, the student must have passed
Std.10 in the academic year 2011-12 at the State or Central Board Examinations
in any medium and must have scored the highest aggregate marks in the
school.

From the entries received, students scoring the highest aggregate marks will
be selected for the Awards.
The decision of GCMMF Ltd., Anand will be final in all matters as regards
this Award.

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5.My Teacher is Best Contest

The Contest is valid only in India.

Contest is Valid from 1st September to 15th September, 2012.

Only 01 picture per entry. In case of multiple picture entry from one
user, AllSchoolStuff holds the right to select any one / disqualify.

Only photographs of Teachers with their School Name & Designation will be included in the contest.

Every Photograph uploaded would be eligible for the prize only once.

By participating in the contest, participants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Winners will be selected by AllSchoolStuff authorities on the basis of maximum votes received.

Participation in this contest does not guarantee of winning a prize.

Winners need to provide their complete contact details for sending the
prizes. AllSchoolStuff will not be responsible for damage to the prize
during the delivery or non-delivery in case of change in address or
incorrect address provided by the winner.

6. Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students-2012 - Apply Now

New Central Sector
Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students has been
introduced during XI Five Year Plan. The objective of the new scheme is
to provide financial assistance to meritorious students from low income
families to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing
higher studies.

The scholarships will be
awarded on the basis of the results of senior secondary examination.
82000 fresh scholarships per annum [41000 for boys and 41000 for girls]
will be awarded for graduate/postgraduate studies in colleges and
universities and for professional courses, such as Medical, Engineering
etc.

Last Date of Receipt of Online Application for CSSS-2012 31st Oct, 2012

ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS: -

The total number of
scholarships will be divided amongst the State Boards based on the
State’s population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating
share of CBSE and ICSE on the basis of number of students passing out
from various Boards in the country.

50 % of the scholarships
would be earmarked for girls. The number of scholarships 2 allotted to
a State Board would be distributed amongst pass outs of the Science,
Commerce and Humanities streams of the State Board in the ratio of
3:2:1.

ELIGIBILITY

Students who are above
80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream
for a particular Board of Examination, in class XII of 10+2 pattern or
equivalent and not belonging to the creamy layer as defined by the
Deptt. of Personnel and Training and as may be further modified from
time to time, pursuing regular courses (not correspondence or distance
mode) from recognised educational institutions and not availing of any
other scholarship scheme, would be eligible for consideration this
Scheme.

This is applicable to all categories of students both ‘general’ and ‘reserved’.

Minimum Total Aggregate Marks for all categories (SC/ST/OBC/UR) to apply for Scholarship (Marks in first five subjects)

Science : 418

Commerce: 396

Others: 332

Reservation

Students belonging to
reserved categories / weaker sections/minorities are eligible on the
basis of merit, subject to Central Reservation Policy and internal
earmarking. The scholarship would be available to students belonging to
‘non-creamy layer’. As per the latest guidelines on the subject, the
income-ceiling for ‘non-creamy layer’ is Rs. 4.5 lakhs per annum. At
present, reservations for the various categories are as follows : SC 15 %
ST 71/2 % OBC 27 % and horizontally 3 % for Physically Handicapped
in all the categories.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

The examining bodies
will draw up a merit list of scholars [Annexure – I] likely to be
eligible for scholarship within five weeks after the results of the
examinations announced by the Boards/Universities/Authority for all
students. The income of the students’ parents will be taken into account
before preparing the list. The Boards/Universities/Authority in the
State/Union Territory will write to the eligible students from the top
of the merit list up to twice the number of scholarships available (to
provide for possible refusal and ineligible cases) through a registered
letter to confirm within 15 days whether he/she is prepared to accept
the scholarship.

The candidates from whom
replies are not received within 30 days of the State Board / CBSE /
ICSE seeking their willingness will not be considered for scholarship
and the award will be given to the next eligible candidates in the merit
list.

RATE OF SCHOLARSHIPS

The rate of scholarship
would be Rs.1000/- p.m. at Graduation level for first three years of
College and University courses and Rs.2000/- per month at Post-
Graduation level.

Students pursuing
professional courses would get Rs.2000/- per month in the 4th and
5thyear. The scholarship would be paid for 10 months in an academic
year.